It's Been a Busy Week.

I've been spending a couple of days working on a business related website for a friend of mine. It looks like it is turning out well for someone who doesn't get paid for this sort of thing. Also it was put together only using code I understand myself. I just need to spend a little time working out the code for things like order-forms, and maybe a few more sharp looking graphics.

This morning I went along with my Dad to look at the alternative tile product that has been advertised at LOWE'S; Edge & Precizion Tile.

We watched a demonstration video outlining the whole process. It is garbage. The backing-board is made out of particle board which can't get wet; you're not supposed to let standing water occur, but it is safe for bathroom application, the special grout is intolerant to alcohol-based cleansers; I imagine that means the stuff will dissolve in it, so basically the tile backing will eventually rot and break underneath the tile, the grout lines will split, and you'll be left with a worse mess than when you started. And it isn't cheap either, It can run up to $4.18 SF ($8.36 per panel) as apposed to $2.24 for regular porcelain 12x12 tiles.

So installation, application, and maintainence all add up to;

a.) not as durable
b.) just as difficult
c.) more likely to fail